Small Business

Some of these accountants are suited for and satisfied with that role, but there are many others who recognize that the market demands a more proactive, advisory approach with clients.

President Obama will nominate Janet L. Yellen to be the next head of the Federal Reserve, the White House said Tuesday. The historic appointment, if confirmed, would make the former UC Berkeley economist the first woman to lead the world’s most powerful central bank.

The current lapse in federal appropriations does not affect the federal tax law, and all taxpayers should continue to meet their tax obligations as normal. Individuals and businesses should keep filing their tax returns and making deposits with the IRS, as required by law.

Xero today announced the release of its new QuickBooks Conversion Service. The free service allows users to convert QuickBooks data directly into the cloud accounting solution.

Company to Connect to Ariba Network to Increase Speed, Automation And Visibility in the Billing and Payment Process

New ‘Ditch Your Desktop’ Service Brings Xero's Online Accounting System to Millions

This short video describes how and why to write a business plan, using SBA's free tool at www.sba.gov/business-plan.

Sadly, most consumers have almost no idea where these changes came from, or how to get back to the search engines and toolbars they actually wanted.